{"product_id":"dear-committee-members-julie-schumacher-paperback","title":"Dear Committee Members -- Julie Schumacher, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Like Richard Russo's\u003ci\u003e Straight Man\u003c\/i\u003e this book has a lot to say about the humanities in American colleges and universities.... Very funny and also moving.\" --Tom Perrotta, \u003ci\u003e New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR and Boston Globe\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinally a novel that puts the \"pissed\" back into \"epistolary.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jason Fitger is a beleaguered professor of creative writing and literature at Payne University, a small and not very distinguished liberal arts college in the midwest. His department is facing draconian cuts and squalid quarters, while one floor above them the Economics Department is getting lavishly remodeled offices. His once-promising writing career is in the doldrums, as is his romantic life, in part as the result of his unwise use of his private affairs for his novels. His star (he thinks) student can't catch a break with his brilliant (he thinks) work Accountant in a Bordello, based on Melville's Bartleby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn short, his life is a tale of woe, and the vehicle this droll and inventive novel uses to tell that tale is a series of hilarious letters of recommendation that Fitger is endlessly called upon by his students and colleagues to produce, each one of which is a small masterpiece of high dudgeon, low spirits, and passive-aggressive strategies. We recommend Dear Committee Members to you in the strongest possible terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't miss Julie Schumacher's new novel, \u003ci\u003e The English Experience, \u003c\/i\u003ecoming soon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Julie Schumacher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\" H x 5.5\" L x 0.6\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780345807335\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51739776450859,"sku":"9780345807335","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780345807335.jpg?v=1774823333","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/dear-committee-members-julie-schumacher-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}